Airline — Season 2
We All have Our Baggage
About this season
Airline is an American reality television series that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff members of Southwest Airlines. The series debuted on January 5, 2004 on A&E and ran for three seasons.
Episodes (27)
1. Judgment Day
6.0Aired 5 July 2004 • 21 min
A provisioning agent in Baltimore wants to propose to a co-worker, but must wait until she deals with a crisis at the gate. In Chicago, a passenger blows his top and resorts to rough language when he learns he can't get on a flight home. And in Los Angeles, two sisters, on their way to see their father for the first time in 35 years, begin celebrating a little early, and may not be allowed to board their plane.
2. The Big Squeeze
7.0Aired 5 July 2004 • 21 min
A family of six is told that only five seats are available on their flight; a blind man waits to meet his blind date; a customer loses her ticket.
3. Family Business
6.0Aired 12 July 2004 • 21 min
In Chicago, a staffer awaits a brother returning from fighting in Iraq.
4. Unfit for Travel
6.0Aired 19 July 2004 • 21 min
A woman traveling with her dog is reminded of the no-pet policy; and a passenger with live chickens is told they can't be brought on the plane.
5. That's Entertainment!
6.0Aired 26 July 2004 • 21 min
William Hung is spotted at LAX, where he gives an impromptu performance of "She Bangs"; costumes for a Madonna concert disappear. In Chicago, rock fans try to convince staffers that they're in a band.
6. High & Mighty
6.0Aired 2 August 2004 • 21 min
Strongman Phil Pfister needs a seat with leg room on his flight to the Battle of Muscle Beach contest; a staffer in Los Angeles deals with a crate of clams in the baggage area.
7. Down to the Wire
6.0Aired 9 August 2004 • 21 min
A family discovers that they left their tickets on a bus; police investigate an abandoned bag; a family arrives with 18 boxes and only have 20 minutes to board their flight.
8. Fly Babies
Aired 16 August 2004 • 21 min
Pilot Tony May gives a group of fourth-graders a lesson on flying. Also: a child has separation anxiety when her parents send her to stay with her uncle while they head to India.
9. Rules Are Rules
6.0Aired 18 October 2004 • 21 min
A passenger gets angry when told to come off a flight to make room for two flight attendants; a passenger's lighter is confiscated; a man travels for his first day at a naval academy. Also: trouble involving a boy with cerebral palsy.
10. Battle of Wills
6.0Aired 1 November 2004 • 21 min
A widow travels to meet members of her deceased husband's Vietnam War platoon; two passengers have an altercation; a passenger is confused about his flight time.
11. Expect the Unexpected
Aired 23 August 2004 • 21 min
A man takes his wife to Las Vegas for their 30th anniversary and has a surprise visitor for her onboard. Also: a drunk stand-up comic; and woman with decaying fish in her bags.
12. All Shapes and Sizes
Aired 30 August 2004 • 21 min
A staff person must decide if turtles can be allowed on a plane; a plus-sized passenger is told she must purchase two tickets; a very tall teen requires an exit-row seat.
13. Lost in Translation
Aired 13 September 2004 • 21 min
Yolanda tries to help a Saudi Arabian woman who can't speak English, while Denise encounters the same situation with a Czech man. Also: a delayed flight.
14. No Laughing Matter
Aired 20 September 2004 • 21 min
A passenger is removed from a plane after an incident with a flight attendant; Carol confronts and irate grandmother; and Mike deals with a passenger with a bad attitude.
15. Emotional Baggage
6.0Aired 27 September 2004 • 21 min
A family is turned away because they are carrying too much liquor; a passenger confronts her fear of flying; and photographers are unhappy that they have to check their equipment.
16. The Stress Test
6.0Aired 4 October 2004 • 21 min
A man gets drunk at a bar; a pilot performs at a stunt show.
17. In Sickness and In Health
Aired 11 October 2004 • 21 min
A boy suffering from a brain tumor is traveling to get an operation. Also: a woman has a seizure.
18. Let There Be Love
Aired 8 November 2004 • 21 min
A woman travels to Florida for a blind date; comedian Bobby Collins travels to Las Vegas.
19. Precious Cargo
Aired 29 November 2004 • 21 min
Ed Siegenfeld travels with the Triple Crown trophy; a passenger is not allowed to travel with her oxygen tank.
20. Dazed and Confused
6.0Aired 6 December 2004 • 21 min
A family arrives without their tickets, which they left on a bus; a staffer is hesitant to let a man in need of medical attention on board a plane; and two businessmen learn that their seats have been given away.
21. You Can't Win Them All
Aired 20 December 2004 • 21 min
A 5-year-old is afraid to fly, and threatens her family's trip; a passenger travels to participate in a trapshooting contest; and a mother wants her plane free of peanut dust to accommodate her allergic son.
22. Fun & Games
Aired 20 December 2004 • 21 min
A flight attendant known for his celebrity impersonations has fun with comedian Ron Pearson; and a passenger emits a foul odor.
23. Live and Let Fly
Aired 10 January 2005 • 21 min
Capt. "Bubba" Edens takes his last flight. Also: a staffer deals with a passenger carrying cockroaches in his bag.
24. So Near Yet So Far
Aired 17 January 2005 • 21 min
A father searches for his teenage daughter, whom he fears got off at the wrong airport; a disabled passenger's scooter breaks.
25. Shaken & Stirred
Aired 31 January 2005 • 21 min
An overbooked flight to Las Vegas makes tempers flare; a woman cries when her boyfriend fails to give her an appropriate farewell; the LAX staff has a bowling match.
26. No Going Back
Aired 14 February 2005 • 21 min
A man carries a rare tree, one grown in soil from every U.S. state; a passenger refuses to pay a $1 upgrade fee; a woman says goodbye to her boyfriend, a marine departing for Iraq.
27. Live and Let Fly
Aired 10 January 2005 • 21 min
Capt. "Bubba" Edens takes his last flight. Also: a staffer deals with a passenger carrying cockroaches in his bag.